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The legislation is the first major housing bill to pass in decades.
We are judging the success of Australia’s housing system using the wrong measures.
There are some promising results for local residents from different states’ approaches.
If signed into law, the legislation would be the first major housing bill to pass in decades.
Even after a federal budget boost, Australia won’t have enough skilled tradespeople to work on existing homes – let alone build the new homes being promised.
Small-scale landlords are retreating as costs rise and confidence weakens. Their exit could disrupt credit flows – but also ease pressure in the housing market.
And what might it mean for renters – especially rental housing supply and prices – if the government does tackle negative gearing?
The new restrictions on higher-risk borrowing will be a first for Australia. Here’s what’s changing.
New laws set to be introduced next year will require Victorian real estate agents to publish a property’s genuine reserve price at least a week before auction.
Most sellers already pay no tax, so the proposal’s benefits would flow to the richest.
Stamp duty has been around for centuries but it is bad in principle and poor in execution.
Labor costs – especially for unskilled roles – are climbing fast.
Agencies that help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness are struggling to house them because of the shortfall of social housing and intense competition for affordable rentals.
Trump wants to jack up tariffs, deport millions of migrants and slash taxes. All three of these policies could fuel inflation.
As well as the added costs of upgrades and options that the marketing glosses over, people need to consider five other sources of cost blow-outs when building a home.
In most other countries around the world, sellers don’t have to foot the bill for advertising their properties. Could the extra costs Australians pay have economic effects?
In a competitive market, careful planning and research will increase the chance of you buying a property you want and can afford.
While price is important, it’s not the only thing that matters in clinching a deal. Buyers can do a number of things to improve their chances of securing a property.
UK house prices may have dropped from their COVID peak, but here’s why that isn’t likely to make homes any more affordable.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Property, UNSW
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Professor of Property and Housing Economics, Adelaide University
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Associate professor in urbanism, University of Sydney
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Head of School (Research), UniSQ School of Business, University of Southern Queensland
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer City Planning, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University